Union Township Chamber Plans Fourth Annual Mayor’s Day 5K Run – Saturday, Sept 20
Official Press Release:
Get up, get active and join the Union Township Chamber of Commerce again this year at its Fourth Annual Mayor’s Day 5K Run on Saturday, September 20, 2014. Club Metro USA has signed on again this year as Event Sponsor.
Held rain or shine, the event will start at Union High School on Cooke Drive. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. with the actual race commencing at 10:00 a.m. Participants will traverse a USATF – certified course beginning and ending at the high school.
“This event is a proud part of the always popular community-wide Mayor’s Day, featuring the 5K Run in the morning and the Festival on the Green in the afternoon,” said Chamber Executive James Masterson. “We are grateful to the Township of Union Board of Education for generously hosting this event, and to all of our sponsors and volunteers.”
Prizes will be awarded for various categories, and t-shirts and gift bags will be distributed to the first 400 participants.
Masterson added that a portion of the proceeds will go to benefit a local resident, three-year-old Aiden Khi Shanklin of Union, who was diagnosed with several neurological conditions a few months after his birth. Aiden’s daily care and medical needs can be quite costly, but he continues to make strides, thanks to intensive physical, occupational, speech and developmental therapies.
“We are so pleased that Union Mayor Clifton People shared Aiden’s story with us, and we are thrilled to be able to help him in some way through this event,” Masterson said. “We encourage our community to come out in support of this incredible little boy and his family, while enjoying a fun day with their own families as well.”
Fourth Annual Mayor’s Day 5K
To register, go online to www.runsignup.com, and enter Mayor’s Day 5K. Further information is available by contacting the Chamber directly at 908-688-2777, visiting www.unionchamber.com or emailing the Chamber at executivedirector@unionchamber.com.
The day will also feature a Kid’s Run for grades K through 5 at the high school’s Cooke Memorial Football Field. This event will begin at 9:00 a.m., with registration from 8:00 a.m. to 8:45 a.m. The cost to participate is $5.00, payable at the gate. There will be no preregistration – all participants must register that morning.
In addition to Event Sponsor Club Metro USA, the following is a listing of local businesses who have signed on so far as sponsors: Presenting Sponsor: Ray Catena of Union; Kids Run/Gold Sponsor: Gateway Family YMCA; Gold Sponsors: Northfield Bank and Bayada Home Health Care; Silver Sponsors: JAG Physical Therapy, Union Municipal Drug Alliance, Sunburst Gymnastics, Chick- fil-A , Buy-Wise Auto Parts, Spencer Savings Bank, Jeannette Grauer,DDS; Overlook Medical Center, Investors Bank, Union Animal Hospital and Maplecrest Ford Lincoln; Bronze Sponsors: Hehl and Hehl; Batteries Plus Bulbs, PSE&G, New Providence Chiropractic, Liberty Payroll Solutions, Walgreens of Union, Unity Bank, Citibank and Bagels and Beans; Friends of the Chamber: The MAX of Springfield, Major Printing Company, Precious Pearls Pediatric Dentistry of Springfield, Roselle Glass Company, NJ Hair Studio and Spa, The Theater Project, City Fire Equipment and Egglrock Nutrition; Supporting Sponsors: Township of Union Board of Education, Sneaker Factory, AVE, Road ID, Joel Simpson Photography, Underground Ugent Entertainment and Cozy Corner Deli and Caterers.
Businesses wishing to become a sponsor may contact Masterson at executivedirector@unionchamber.com for a listing of the various levels of support. All sponsorships include a table at the event for businesses to showcase their companies.
